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Janiya Henry

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Mar 11, 2019

Victim Details

Janiya Henry

Female

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2019-03-11

17

Janiya

Henry

08/05/2026

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Janiya Monae Henry, a 17-year-old Black female, was killed during a violent home invasion in Wilmington, Delaware, during the early morning of March 11, 2019. She was inside a residence on West 26th Street with her boyfriend, Christian Coffield, when masked gunmen entered the home. At approximately 4:30 a.m., neighbors were awakened by a prolonged burst of gunfire, with some recalling roughly a dozen shots. Police arrived minutes later and found Janiya and Christian fatally wounded on the second ...
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    Has anyone else been thinking about the impact on Christian's siblings after witnessing such a horri... ...Read More
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